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Took her out the hangar for an inspection of the paint in the sun, not happy at all :( Thats what happens when you polish in the unlit corner of a hangar :mad: so, I still need alot more work on the paint. Wheels cleaned, iron x, megs 205, black max, 109 & Obsession wax. Exhaust polished up, new...

Hiya guys, before I get the alloys sorted on the 172 I want to sort the coilovers & spacers. Im after 15 or 20mm spacers, not the shim type ones as they were horrid. So either hubcentric or the ones with the lip ? I have found some on ebay...

Hey guys, I was set on buying some 16" Rota Slipstreams in white but now my insurance are wanting £100 for the coilovers :( So, what with the wheel spacers costing £100 & the camber bolts yada yada I have decided to refurb my current wheels. So would it be possible to photoshop her lower &...

The boss has allowed me to park up the vee for a while as I get her cleaned up. So, wheels off to be clayed, polished, sealed & waxed :approve: Gave the arches a wipe down & dressed with bare bones. Two wheels to go, decided to remove the rear bumper too as the zorst needs a clean up. I'll give...

Had the pleasure of this beasty today, a nice dodo juice deatil in exhange for a clear engine cover on mine :D Few pics I thought I'd share. She belongs to a fellow member on v6.net And my Betty in for wheel & arch clean up, followed by rear bumper removal...

Alriiiight! Well, Renault have failed finding me my Renault alloys I sooo wanted :dapprove: So, I have decided the second choice is pro race 3's in white! Don't worry, coilovers are bought :approve: So, I want 16" but dunno where to find them or how much Im looking at? Any help would be great...

Was a pleasure to meet Phil & his missus :approve: So, wheels were first. Autosmart wheel cleaner, iron X, trix, tardis, clayed & washed! Then onto the body. Washed with Dodo Juices new waterless wash. Its very good indeed. Then I applied iron x to one side, let it do its thing for 5 mins...

Hey guys, just a few pics from a long hard weekend on Couzens ph1. She was dropped off to me friday eve (late! :rasp:) So I got her washed, the usual iron x & clayed (not needed really, we did her not so long ago) The paint work required a little attention shall we say ;) Pics! No particular...

Of Lava wax! Ok, I'm sorry I am posting more pics up, but I couldn't resist! I am so pleased with Project Awesome & Lava together, wish I didn't sell my 2 other bottles now :dapprove: Its an awesome combo, beads like mad & looks so fresh in the sun, even when she was filthy :o Excuse the dirty...

Pulled her out the garage today for a little drive, little grubby & dusty but still lickable :o Excuse the few swirlies :rasp: Still think about selling both clio's & just buying summat I can use all year round though!

I applied Project Awesome & Chemical Guys Lava around 1 month ago, perhaps 3 weeks. 45 mins later she was looking good again, Im really pleased with the finish the two give. Should last up to six months, so I'm watching!

This lovely vee belongs to a member of the v6.net forum, the owner very sadly is paralised from the chest down & sadly cannot clean the vee, nor has she ever been polished. A genuinly lovely guy, so I decided to clean her up for him. She will be back early summer for full correction as she...

Helped my good friend out with the best vee ever, fact! Washed with ONR, Britemax black max & vintage/vantage wax. Done. :approve:

I've been meaning to try out my Project Awesome for a year now, so I pulled my finger out & got on with It! She was washed with ONR, wiped down with Gloss-It qd then applied the pa via da on the lake country gold pad. Left for an hour & buffed. Very very easy to use & buff off which makes a...

Believe it or not, she hasn't been washed in ages! With the hose pipe ban I ended up using 8 buckets of rinse water! :o I have decided to keep this one standard, I will end up spraying the grills at some point & silvervisions. I want to keep the money & spend it on the vee. I went a little mad...

With the flamer :o Gave her a quick wash, touched up on some chips on the door edges etc & tested Wolfs 'The Mask' which aparently dries to a hard shell & protects from stone chips etc. Seems the more I clean her the more chips I find! :( The Wolfs Mask - I didn't want to spray it over...

Hiya peoples, good weekend I hope? So a few weeks ago my MD asked me to clean his truck up. He has a tasty audi tt s that I've wanted to get my mitts on for ages, so me doing this as a freebie may convince him let me do the tt! Anyway, It took 2.5 days. And, I felt it! Here we go ...

I was going to make an order with ktec as i need a new rs badge.can you guys recomend some good discs & pads? Im also considering their 30mm springs, any good or get sportlines? This is for the 172 btw Sorry for the poor grammer, iphones are cack

This weekends challenge :o The full works are required on this beasty. So gawwd knows how many weekends I'll need! Only problem is, I haven't managed to find 1st gear yet! :rasp: :approve:

Hi guys, I need to know how to remove the bonnet, bumper & wings. Is there a guide? I have looked but didn't see anything. For the 172 btw. cheers

I need the front bumper, wings & bonnet resprayed on the 172. Somehow got a crap load of chips all over the front end :dapprove: God knows how but im really gutted & want it sorted :( :mad: :mad: :( I've pm'd spray S,I will take the bits there myself, don't mind travelling too far. Im located...

Heeeey peeps. So, I want to get the flamer slightly lower. No more than 40mm. Now, has anyone got measurements of a standard 172 lowered on 40mm. (front bumper clearance with fabia splitter if poss?) I had the 1.2 on 40mm apex, but she was on 15" alloys if that makes any difference?! I just...

Hiya! Thought I would start a progress thread on the new toy. She's in pretty good nick but I just want to get her looking better! So, I sold Daisy ..... 1.2 So slow, but an awesome cheap little car! So, Daisy went. :( Picked up my 172 1 week later. :) 2002 72.5 k 3 owners First thing I...

Hiya guys, Im in the process of doin some bits to the engine bay. Im want to spray the engine cover flame red, but Halfords don't do it. Is there anywhere that does it or is there a colour Halfords do that are a close match? Also, I need the 2.0 stickers on the cover too, where can I get...

Hi guys, I am currently debateing wether to do this or not? I put 40mm springs on the 1.2 with 15's on, which was a noticeable drop. With haveing 16's on the 172 im wondering if this would make much difference? I only want to reduce the arch gap a little, done coilovers on the 1.2 & tbh the car...

Well guys, I have missed not playing with an accessable engine bay! Now I have a sport again (front engined anyway) :o I want to tidy her up as much as possible. So what it easy enough to do & won't effect my insurance? I don't want engine mods like induction kits etc. I have the top...

For sale on here. We are unsure if it fits the ph2 172 as it doesn't the 182 http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?569362-slightly-polished-172-mani-fold Any help would be great, cheers

Couldn't wait for the weekend to play with the new toy! All that I have done so far is wetsand the headlights, fit the fabia splitter & fitted a nipple ring which I am unsure about. I had ordered silvervisions, but I ordered the wrong ones. Cup spoiler is on its way to Spray shack :D Decided...

Hey guys, again I have splashed out £160 for a cup spoiler for the second time now! :dapprove: Knew I should have kept my last one! Anyhow, I will need to respray this one, so I want to remove the actual light cluster for access, Is this possible? If so, How? Also, I have ordered a fabia...

I love this colour, she seems really dark one minute, then very orangey the next! I really love the colour, and yes silver wheels do look good against the red. Few pics after I washed both cars today, couldn't resist giving the flamer a little srp until I can fully clean her up ..... she needs...